Detecting and salvaging device



Aug; 26, 1930 G. sPAcslNszKl 1,773,759

DETEGTING-AND SALVAGING DEVICE Filed March 22, 1927 v vwentot georgepdcsinszlfi/ nhl lt/rma# v Patente-ci Aug. 26, i930 UNTE STATES intatteGEORGE sPAcsINszKLoF New YORK, N. Y.

D'ETECTING AND lEJKI'AGIN'Gr DEVICE Application led March 22, 1927.Serial No. 177,247.

This invention relates to float detecting devices for vessels and moreparticularly to a novel yet extremely simple means for detect ing anddetermining the position of submersibi'e vessels particularlysubmarines.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a plurality of floatsin conjunction with cables and positioned on the deck of a submarine andwhich maybe released at will l0 so that they may oat on the watersurface directly above the location of the submersed Vessel and thusindicate its position Ato other vessels operating in the same lane.

A further obj ect of my invention is toprovide a plurality of floatdetecting devices in connection with cables attached' to Vsuitablemasts, said floats being fastened either on the deck of thevesselorlwithin'the vessel, or both, and releasable at will to affordmeans to signal the location in case of danger when the vessel issubmersed.

ToV enable others skilled in the art to which the above inventionrelates that it may be practiced to accomplish they purposes above setforth, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed hereto toillustrate my invention, wherein l Fig. l is a plan showingthepositionrand i location of the detectingdevices on the deck Y ofa'vessel.

Fig. 2 is a side view. n Y Fig.` 3 is a sectional view showing a detailof the releasing means for the float detectors. Referring' now to thedrawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views,

5 designates the bow and 6 the ster-n of a conventional type .of Vesselof the submersible type. The said vessel is providedV with a 40. frontand rear mast 7, 8, the top of which' is equipped with cross bars 9having suitable..

eyes 10 vfor the passage of a cable 10a.

Each cable is trained about a pulley 11 located Aon each sideof the mastand is attached 45 to a ring 12. A float vdetecting buoy-13 pro-k videdwith a signal such as an incandescent lamp 14 is connected by a cable 15from a'reel 16 andthe end of said cable attached to the rings 12.

As shown by Fig. 3, the buoy 13 may be retained on the deck of thevessel by a pivoted hook 17 passing through a loop 18 in one end of thebuoy, the pivoted hook being connected to a rod 19 passing through a.housing 20 within the body of the vessel. The rod 19 is provided with aspring 21 and shoulder 22 so that the hook normally retains and locksthe buoy on the deck but when urged downwardly from the interior, thehook may be released from the loop and the buoy may float fto thesurface as thecable unwinds from the ree v,The rings 12 are solocatedbetween the masts that the location of the buoy will be directlyabove and substantially intermediate the bow and the stern of the vesselwhen submerged. Y

At the stern of the vessel, a second buoy 23 may be provided and alsoconnected by a cable from a reel and leading into the interior of thevessel. The cable in this instance may be a conductor lwhich may beutilized"` in connection with a suitable signal device or telegraphickey 24 whereby signals may be flashed` to the incandescent lamp of thebuoy to indicate danger and the exact location of the vessel Y whensubmerged. vrangement may be provided at the bowof rlvhe saine ar-` thevessel but for vthis purpose it has been Y deemed necessary to show thebuoy confgi) struction at thestern only.

Having shown and described my invention what Inow claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe U. S. is;

v Inv combination with a submersible marine a5 vessel, detectingmeanscomprising a system of' buoys having `cables which are attachedthereto at one end and to the vessel structure at the other, pivotallymounted levers on the exterior of the saidf vessel, down-turned hooks onthe said levers and thesaid hooks engaging members ofY the -said buoysand adapted to secure the Vsame in position adjacent thereto, vpull-rods`passing through to .the interior of the vessel and substantially atright angles to -the hook elements, hous-f. vings inclosing the saidpull-rods and Aenkgagingthe same at spaced intervals from the loutercasing of the vessel,` springs about the said-rods and within the saidhousings, ic'.

and shoulders on the said rods engaging the ends of the said springs andtrimslnitting ytherefrom :L pressure adapted to force the said rodsandthe hooks thereto attached into normally closed positions. l

Signed kai', Ne7 AYork in the county of New York and 4State 4of New Yorkthis 19th day of March A. D. 1927. Y

GEORGE SPACSINSZKI.

